Murray Pretrial Hearing Today

August 7th, 2011
08:11 PM ET
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Conrad Murray pretrial scheduled for Monday


A pretrial hearing into the death of megastar Michael Jackson is scheduled for Monday when attorneys will discuss questionnaires that prospective jurors will be asked to fill out.

Conrad Murray, who was hired as Jackson's personal physician as he prepared for his comeback concerts in London, is charged in the singer's death.

It’s been more than two years since Jackson's death, which the Los Angeles coroner ruled was from an overdose of the surgical anesthetic propofol, combined with other drugs.

Jury selection was under way in May when the defense requested a delay so its expert witnesses could have more time to prepare for new experts hired by the prosecution.

The judge in the case then dismissed hundreds of prospective jurors and rescheduled the trial for several months later.

Jury selection in the trial is set to begin on September 8 in a Los Angeles County courtroom, with opening statements later in the month.


http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/07/ahead-of-the-curve-the-next-7-days-42/

I thought jury selection was to happen at the end of August and the trial was to actually start Sept 8? Hmmm guess I was wrong.